6 On to the face

Af­ter ap­ply­ing am­bi­ent oc­clu­sion, I cre­ate a Soft Light ef­fect layer and ap­ply sev­eral colour ac­cents to bring out the iris, cheeks and lips. Soft Light is one way to make the image pop with sub­tlety, but enough to cre­ate a strong fo­cal in­ter­est. Of course, ap­ply­ing spec­u­lar shine to eyes at ei­ther the 10 or two o’clock po­si­tion of the iris is a safe bet.